St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-26

SET UP anu knocked uOWA III n6AJ Std-
sons political conventions. The princi-
pal pin machine is run in the Repub-
lican camp, as the Democrats, like all
minority parties, are in that happy
Micawberian condition of waiting for
something to turn up, and with the coll-
fident expectation that the Republicans
will be the boys to do the turning up.
There seems to be a pretty general opin-
ion prevailing among the Republican
pin makers that Gov. MCGILL has run
his political race, and it behooveS them
to set up new man for gubernatorlal
hOnOrs. They point back to the close
shave that McGILL had in the last race.
then to the general mix he has got
the party III by putting STOR-
DOCK in REEDS place, to House
File Isl, to his disposition to favor the
wheat ring and the railroads by the ap-
pointment of new railroad commission,
and then they say that as next year is to
be presidential year. when the party
can't afford to take chances on results,
there must be swapping of horses in
fixing up the state ticket. There is some
talk of trying GILMAN again, of trotting
out GIBBS as granger candidate, of
running KNUTE NELSON to hold the
Scandinavian vote in line, of MERRIAM,
who is favOrite with the banking and
railroad combinations, but with it all
there is nobody talking of trying MCGILL
again. Yet it is singular fact that
with almost the entire party leadership
arrayed against his candidacy for re-
nomination. Gov. McGnL is resting just
as serenely in the confidence of being
renOminated as if the work had
already been done. Apparently
he is not bit disturbed by
what the politicians are saying
or doing. He remembers that when he
started out to canvass for the nomina-
ton last year the party leaders ridiculed
the idea of the little insurance clerk
aspiring to gubernatorial honors. But
when the canvass wound up McGILI.
had the convention in his hand, and
the very fellows who ridiculed his can
didacy in the beginning were the very
ones who yelled the loudest and threw
their hats the highest when he was
nominated. The recollection of all
these things inspires the governor in his
belief that what has been done can be
done again. The governor is good
mixer, and now that he has established
his headquarters at the Merchants,
where the politicians are wont to con-
gregate. there is no reason to doubt that
his fine Italian hand will do its share in
shaping Republican movements pre-
paratory to opening next years CAM
paign.
In tue several congressional districts
events have not taken such definite
shape as to even form reasonable
guess as to the outcome, except in the
Second district, where Mr.. LIMBS
Scandinavian following is strong
enough to force his denomination on
the party, regardless of what he may
do or omit to do in the short congress
siOnal career that interyenes between
now and the next nominating cOnven-
ton. The permanent retirement of Mr..
the First district does not simplify the
situation for the Republicans. MARK
DUNNELL and Milo WHITE are still
there. In the Fifth district it seems to
go, by universal consent, that KNUTE
NELSON shall be held back in training
for the next senatorship, and, eonse-
Quently, he is supposed to be ruled out
of the congressional race. This
opens the door to every other
aSpirant, and in a district where
candidate is concealed behind
every BURBERRY bush this means a
tremendous rush for NELSON'S dis
carded shoes. There is a possibility of
mighty lively times ahead in the Fifth
district. In the Third district Editor
HERBERT is still master of the Repub-
lican situation. He wants a renomina-
ton as matter of vindication, and no
other Republican leader seems disposed
to contest the barren honor. With
EDMUND RICE's 5000 majority staring
them full in the face. the Republicans
in this district haven't the heart to even
bring up the congressional nomination
for discussion i'll their private caucuses.
They prefer to concentrate their ell
ergies on some scheme to down MCGIIL
and to elevate MERRIAM.
Thus, it will be seen by cursory re-
view of the work in hand, the Repub-
lican pin whittlers have big winters
job on hand. They are beginning early,
and will doubtless work late. They will
work industriously, too, but in spite of
all these things there are going to be
good many pins spoiled in the whiting.